> Why guilt?

GP made it seem like whites being a big part of current techno scene is bad.

> The first stuff anyone started calling techno was pretty black

you could say the first stuff anyone started calling electronic music was pretty white. point is, racial attribution for something that has a huge array of influences is silly.

> unheard of racial unity going on

yes, the way it should be.

> GP made it seem like whites being a big part of current techno scene is bad.

I don't see that; I don't see any "guilt", using your word. Can you point it out? People have other motives.

My impression is that you brought your own (reactionary?) bias to it, using a reactionary talking point whether it really applies or not. Why bring down someone who is trying to expand their experiences, knowledge, and community, in a world where racism is common and leads to many people being excluded. We should work to include - that's great, creative, positive; there's no reason it needs to be motivated by guilt.

This confuses the heck out of me. I saw my comment as the more inclusive.

> using a reactionary talking point

???

Probably your first time discussing these things on the Internet!

im gonna start a music project called sounding fun at techno parties

This article is about techno specifically, not electronic music. There's a lot of electronic music that has nothing to do with techno - techno is a genre, like chiptune, trance or dubstep.

> As part of Beatportal’s new series on the history of electronic dance music, Marcus Barnes explores the rich history of techno, from the 1970s right through to today.

it's a series about electronic music history.